"CCTV, CCTV, welcome to watch the first round of Group A of the 2010 South Africa World Cup Asian Qualifiers Asian Qualifiers! I'm He Wei, and I'll be guided by Xu Yang and Xu today to explain to you. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, here first of all, I wish you a happy new year, all the best, and a happy family! ”

He Wei paused after speaking, and Director Xu took the opportunity to pay a year's salute to the national audience, and after Director Xu finished speaking, He Wei continued to explain: "Due to the war in Iraq, today's game is played in the neutral stadium Dubai Stadium. In the past time, the Chinese team and Iraq have met a total of 7 times, and the Chinese team has achieved three wins, one draw and three losses, and the results do not tend to be inferior. It is worth noting that in the 93 World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese team lost 0-1 away to Iraq, and after this game, the Chinese team also set a record for the earliest exit from the World Cup qualifiers. Earlier, in the other match in the same group, Australia got off to a flying start with a 3-0 home win over Qatar! I hope that the young men of the national football team can bring us the best New Year's gift on this night. Well, first let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides! ”

The Chinese team's starting formation is 4231, goalkeeper: Yang Zhi.

Defenders: Sun Xiang, Feng Xiaoting, Du Wei, Cao Yang.

Midfielders: Zhao Junzhe, Liu Wei; Jiang Ning, Chen Tao, Mao Jianqing.

Striker: Qu Bo.

Iraq started in 442 formation, goalkeeper: Nur Sabri.

Defenders: Basm Abbas, Jashim Zalem, Abdou Emir, Salem Shakel.

Midfielders: Hawar Mula, Akram, Qusay Munir, Mahdi Karim.

Forwards: Younis, Karal Jashim.

"Compared with the qualifying match against Myanmar, the Chinese team's starters have made a lot of adjustments! However, judging from the starters and the results of the past three warm-up games, Shi Liansheng's tactical thinking must be based on ground attack! What do you think is the biggest attraction of this game? ”

"Personally, I think the biggest thing to see is whether they can continue to attack on the ground! This is the first game of the Chinese team in the top 20 competition, plus tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve, after three consecutive defeats in the warm-up match, the players will definitely be under a lot of pressure. ”

Under heavy pressure, people's firm beliefs will be shaken. Not to mention the tactical arrangement of a game?

"Another point is the change in Liu Wei's position! In the three warm-up games, he appeared in the position of central defender, and his performance was remarkable, but he felt that he was not stable enough, so in this game, Shi Coach put him in the position of the midfielder. In this way, he can release his defensive ability to a great extent and reduce the negative impact of not being calm enough! So I'm looking forward to seeing him play in the midfield position! ”

"Hmmm! Liu Wei is also a defender with great potential, and hopefully he will surprise us in the midfield position today! Well, we see that the players from both sides have entered the stadium, today the Chinese team is wearing a red jersey, and Iraq is wearing a white jersey......"

With the referee's whistle, the Chinese team's game against Iraq officially began.

The Chinese team took the lead in kicking off, and after continuous passes, handed the ball to the feet of captain Zhao Junzhe.

As the Asian Cup champions, the Iraqis clearly wanted to beat the Chinese team at home, and immediately after kick-off, they launched a frantic rush in the front court.

When Zhao Junzhe got the ball, their striker Younis rushed straight over.

In the confrontation, Younis fell directly to the ground.

After five games, Shi Liansheng is no longer a fledgling coach, he will no longer feel nervous about a game, and even in the face of some unexpected situations in the game, he can face it calmly.

However, Younis's injury still made Shi Liansheng happy in his heart.

It's a bit unethical to say it, but who called Younis Iraq's number one star?

Iraq quickly made a substitution, and Mustafa stepped on.

Younis's wounds disrupted Iraq's deployment, and they were not able to organize an effective offensive for ten minutes. However, the Chinese team was not able to use this time to play a wonderful cooperation, on the contrary, they were still a little cramped in the face of Iraq's fierce pressing, which made Shi Liansheng a little unacceptable.

Under the pressure of Iraq, Feng Xiaoting launched an attack with a long pass directly in the backfield, but was intercepted by the Iraqis in the backfield.

The angry Shi Liansheng stood directly on the sidelines and shouted: "Run, run, don't stand there like a stump ******!" Run for me! ”

The reason why the Chinese team couldn't attack in the game was because the players didn't have enough sense of running.

It is not uncommon to see a player caught in an opposition's encirclement without a teammate nearby.

And just now the players made the same mistake again, when Zhao Junzhe passed the ball back to Feng Xiaoting, the opponent immediately cut off Feng Xiaoting's passing route, and there was a huge gap in the periphery of the Iraqi encirclement, but none of the players responded by running.

The Iraqi offensive was not very smooth, and the two sides were in a stalemate.

As time went by, coupled with Shi Liansheng's constant shouting and reminders on the sidelines, the players of the Chinese team behaved more and more calmly.

The Chinese team has always maintained a fluid 4231 formation, and the players are constantly creating opportunities through running, passing, and cutting.

In the 22nd minute, the Chinese team formed a breakthrough on the left side of the front, Mao Jianqing knocked on the middle, Chen Tao kept the ball and passed diagonally, Sun Xiang, who inserted the assist, received the ball and picked up the penalty area, and Qu Bo's volley was blocked by the Iraqi defender with his legs on the goal line!

This wave of attack by the Chinese team made all Chinese fans addicted. Even King Dong and Yu Liang, who were sitting in front of the TV, stood up and were ready to cheer for the goal, but unfortunately they were blocked by the opponent in the end.

Shi Liansheng, who was standing on the sidelines, hugged his head and sighed regretfully.

And this wave of attacks has also boosted the morale of the Chinese team, and they are playing more and more freely.

In the 33rd minute, the Chinese team once again created a good chance in the front. Qu Pola burst into the penalty area after receiving Sun Xiang's pass, but unfortunately he was a little blind when crossing, and the ball was cleared by the Iraqi player.

Then, Chen Tao penetrated the Iraqi defense line in the front, and when Jiang Ning broke into the penalty area diagonally on the right side to shoot, Qu Bo, who was in an offside position, completed the shot first and was ruled invalid.

As the first half drew to a close, the Chinese team slowed down the pace of attack and at the same time became slackened defensively.

Iraq took the opportunity to launch a long-pass counterattack, directly penetrating the Chinese team's defence, their striker Jashim quickly stepped forward, burst into the penalty area, and completed the shot before Yang Zhi, and the ball flew directly into the goal, taking a 1-0 lead.

"Uncle's!"

After Shi Liansheng scolded, he turned around and walked directly to the locker room.

After Iraq's goal, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half. (To be continued.) )